English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cragshield

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Cragg Sheal 1709 PR(Garrigill)
  • Cragg Shield 1715 PR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Cragg Sheal 1709 PR (Garrigill), Cragg Shield 1715 PR .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement